Abstract:Every theory, whether in the physical or biological or social sciences, distorts reality in that it oversimplifies. But if it is a good theory, what is omitted is outweighted by the beam of light and understanding thrown over diverse facts. Paul A. SamuelsonA comparison has been made between the behavior of the thermodynamic properties of simple substances along the curves of solid-liquid and liquid-vapor phase equilibrium. Hereby the attention is concentrated on the internal pressure p i , the isothermal elas… Show more
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